Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Callaway 
Camden 
Cape Girardeau 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cass 
Cedar 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
453 
185 
403 
445 
48 
545 
273 
2007 
454 
179 
509 
428 
54 
577 
310 
Any 
2012 
964 
348 
736 
667 
148 
950 
546 
2007 
1,049 
365 
940 
771 
149 
1,198 
530 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
95 
26 
169 
82 
7 
98 
62 
2007 
145 
36 
165 
137 
18 
199 
75 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
45 
25 
26 
41 
24 
46 
32 
2007 
105 
16 
74 
32 
5 
91 
36 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
168 
42 
107 
98 
12 
94 
81 
2007 
125 
38 
129 
78 
32 
112 
75 
200 days or more 
2012 
656 
255 
434 
446 
105 
712 
371 
2007 
674 
275 
572 
524 
94 
796 
344 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
64 
13 
32 
40 
5 
37 
33 
2007 
58 
14 
70 
53 
27 
83 
55 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
57 
28 
39 
33 
14 
62 
35 
2007 
104 
45 
73 
78 
7 
76 
71 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
188 
80 
113 
148 
27 
221 
179 
2007 
204 
98 
130 
163 
32 
309 
106 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,108 
412 
955 
891 
150 
1,175 
572 
2007 
1,137 
387 
1,176 
905 
137 
1,307 
608 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.5 
22.2 
26.5 
25.5 
21.1 
22.3 
21.0 
2007 
21.5 
20.0 
24.8 
23.9 
18.6 
21.0 
20.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
44 
8 
24 
21 
3 
29 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
48 
25 
35 
26 
14 
54 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
153 
64 
103 
124 
24 
137 
138 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,172 
436 
977 
941 
155 
1,275 
633 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
24.7 
27.9 
28.3 
22.7 
25.0 
23.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
3 
3 
10 
. 
3 
14 
2007 
12 
- 
7 
12 
- 
8 
12 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
67 
14 
56 
44 
9 
88 
34 
2007 
51 
10 
53 
68 
13 
45 
35 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
123 
42 
90 
110 
24 
144 
79 
2007 
193 
58 
183 
143 
28 
242 
90 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
325 
131 
256 
243 
40 
351 
174 
2007 
350 
166 
349 
291 
53 
495 
176 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
209 
71 
149 
138 
34 
196 
113 
2007 
260 
83 
199 
150 
39 
238 
127 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
238 
90 
169 
160 
34 
198 
119 
2007 
176 
73 
199 
127 
26 
238 
110 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
131 
56 
140 
132 
20 
192 
82 
2007 
162 
47 
148 
130 
19 
166 
88 
70 years and over 
2012 
322 
126 
276 
275 
35 
323 
204 
2007 
299 
107 
311 
278 
25 
343 
202 
Average age 
2012 
59.0 
59.8 
59.6 
59.6 
57.8 
58.4 
58.9 
2007 
57.4 
57.5 
58.1 
57.8 
54.9 
57.3 
58.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,034 
337 
609 
735 
130 
1,071 
542 
2007 
881 
271 
741 
553 
96 
1,015 
418 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
104 
75 
120 
54 
9 
156 
91 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
505 
73 
77 
292 
88 
494 
233 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
74 
24 
67 
89 
4 
51 
21 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
62 
2 
8 
155 
2 
29 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
156 
46 
184 
89 
5 
260 
155 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
182 
135 
183 
105 
29 
141 
83 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
29 
- 
15 
11 
2 
9 
15 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
5 
13 
14 
1 
15 
5 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,390 
524 
1,111 
1,074 
195 
1,469 
798 
acres, 2012 
308,604 
135,752 
248,986 
413,086 
71,923 
307,920 
175,318 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
62 
17 
49 
23 
8 
66 
35 
acres, 2012 
25,338 
4,766 
13,745 
10,176 
3,893 
32,268 
14,243 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,272 
510 
1,024 
989 
185 
1,346 
758 
2007 
1,357 
500 
1,258 
1,048 
187 
1,627 
768 
acres, 2012 
249,303 
124,360 
204,775 
350,134 
(D) 
244,590 
157,417 
2007 
253,484 
122,726 
234,115 
306,506 
55,199 
251,009 
157,349 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
74 
13 
65 
59 
9 
78 
45 
2007 
85 
33 
125 
90 
13 
98 
52 
acres, 2012 
29,494 
5,039 
22,239 
39,431 
5,549 
26,273 
16,264 
2007 
41,339 
11,406 
45,548 
50,486 
7,677 
38,815 
20,246 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
37 
7 
33 
32 
2 
41 
10 
2007 
25 
5 
33 
32 
3 
31 
11 
acres, 2012 
30,960 
8,606 
20,107 
29,750 
(D) 
40,532 
13,638 
2007 
19,736 
7,750 
18,917 
36,116 
457 
33,492 
10,612 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
1 
2007 
4 
- 
2 
4 
- 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,959 
- 
4,670 
(D) 
2007 
684 
- 
(D) 
4,428 
- 
2,535 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
31 
3 
17 
26 
26 
5 
2007 
32 
6 
31 
25 
- 
14 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
612 
5,790 
8,558 
- 
3,249 
(D) 
2007 
7,686 
2,497 
(D) 
4,000 
- 
758 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 711 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
